Step-hanger.



No. 845,803. v PATENTE'D MAR. 5,1907." A. N-. .MANROSS.

STEP HANGER.

APPLIU. ATION FILED NOV. 22, 1906' 3440a nice 2'5 tion ontheline 6 6 of Fig. l.

bracket is secured in place.

UNITED STATES "PATENT OFFICE- ARTHUR N. MAN ROSS, NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGN OR TO COR- BIN MOTOR VEHICLE CORPORATION, OF NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION OF CONNECTICUT.

, STEP-HANGER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 5, 1907.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it 'known that I, ARTHUR N. MANROSS,

a citizen of the United States, residing at New Britain, county of Hartford, Connecti- 5 out, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Step-Hangers, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description' I My invention relates to improvements in lo brackets or hangers for steps andthe like.

The object is to provide a light, inexpensive, and yet strong and effective construction.

The invention is ,ofparticular value when I5 used in connection with vehloles such as automobiles, where maximum strength with minimum weight is at a premium.

In the drawings, Figure lis a side elevation of the bracket in place. Fig. 2 is a plan view, partly in section, on the line 2 2 of Fig.

1. Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the part or head of the bracket. tion on the line 4 4 of Fig. 1. tion on the line 5 5 of Fig. 1.

upper Fig. 4 is a sec- Fig. 5 is a see- Fig. 6 is a see- Fig. 7 is a section on the line 7 7 of Fig. 1.

The bracket or step-.han er shown in the drawings is preferably ma e of wrought or sheet metal. A is a head portion of suitable 3o contour and size to-enable it to be securely fastened to the main support B. In this instance the main support represents thesill of a Vehicle.

C C are the fastening devices D are rearwardly-extending shoulders which take a. firm bearing underneath the support B. These shouldered portions are formed by bending back the opposite sides 0 of the metalformin the bracket, so as to produce when viewe insection a U-shaped channel, the two opposite sides of the channel constituting reinforcing or strengthenin webs. The crown march of this chan- '.5 ne ed portion projects into aplane above or out of line with the plane'gf the head A.

while the web portions of shoulders D D pro jest on theopposite side ofisaid planef By this means great ri idity and strength is af- 5o "forded, not only throughoutthe" length of the bracket, but also at that point ad acent the support B. The main body of the bracket isindicated MG, and this part isin by which the r the form of a depending limb gradually curved outwardly into a substantially horizontal plane to form the bearing F for the step proper. The step is indicated by dotted lines at E. In the preferable construction the twosids or webs in the main body portion G are brought relatively close to eachother, so as to give relatively greater width to each web, thereby supplying a maxi-- mum strength to resist bending strains.

That part of the hanger upon which the step rests is flattened out, which tends to space the web apart re atively more than at t e body portion. The flattening out of the part F afiords a .broad firm bearing for the step proper and prevents undue wear ofthe same. So, also, this broad hearing will prevent the tilting ot the step on the bracket when the same is properly secured. By this construction, as already indicated, the maximum strength is provided with a minimum of weight.

What I claim is 1.. Astep-hanger comprising a bodypor tion arched in cross-section formin oppositely-arranged strengthening-webs, the lowerpart of said body being curved outwardly into a substantially horizontal plane to provide a step-support, a head portion at the upper end'of said body portion arranged to be secured to a main support and arearwardly extending bearing should er below said head.

2. A step-hanger or bracket comprising a main body portion arched in cross-section to .forrn oppositely arran ed strengthening and reinforc ng Webs, sai body portion eing gradually curved out toward the lower end into a horizontal plane to provide a stepsupport, said webs being spaced apart at the step-supporting portion a greater distance than at the body portion, and a head at the upper end of said body portion arranged to be secured to a main su port and oppositelyarranged bearing-shouh ers just below and to the rear of said head portion.

1 3. A bracket or ste hanger-"comprising a ICC mainbodyportion arc ed in cross-section to form two oppositely-arranged reinforcingwebs, a head portion at the upper end ;of said body porti-on'arrangedto he secured'to the side face of'a suitable support, shoulders on gas said body portion arranged to bear against the under side of said support, said body portion having an outward projection or extension near its lower end to act-as a step-sup ort.

p 4. In a step-hanger or bracket a body portion comprising a depending part gradually curved outwardly to form a substantially horizontal step-support, said body and step support being arched or channeled through out to form oppositely-arranged reinforcing- Webs, a head portion at the u per end of the body arranged to be secure to a suitable main support and two oppositely-arranged bearingfshoulders just below and projecting to the rear of said head.

WM. V. COLLINS, G. ERNEST R001. 

